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Oak Low Limb Bare: Check Life, Fertilize, Don't Distress Bark

Arborist butchered oak—left limb bare. Scrape bark: green = alive, prune to green. Brown = dead, remove. Distressing bark doesn't stimulate growth. Fertilize 10-10-10 at 1 lb/inch trunk diameter before rain to boost vigor.

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